Tablut - Hnefatafl 9x9 Board W/ Rules (Magnetic Tiles & Pawns / Swappable Tiles)

Needs 3mm X 1mm Magnets for the optional magnetic tiles & pawns.

Needs 10mm X 3mm Magnets for the optional storage base.

Suggested Rules - Tablut

• Defenders - Place the king on the central king square, surrounded by his defenders on the squares sharing the same color.
• Attackers - Position the attackers on the squares sharing the same color.

• The attackers move first
• All pieces move orthogonally along rows or columns any number of spaces, but cannot jump over or land on other pieces. (like a Rook in Chess)
• No piece my occupy the central king square
• the king cannot re-enter the central king square once they leave

• A piece is captured by sandwiching it between two of your own pieces on opposite sides along a row or column. The captured piece is immediately removed from the board.
• It is possible to capture multiple pieces in a single move; all such pieces are removed at once.

Optional Rule

• A piece can also be captured against the central square, as though one of your pieces occupied it.

Winning the Game - Attackers - Capturing the King

• The king is captured by surrounding him on all four sides.
• Alternative King Capture rule
• The king is captured by surrounding him on two sides like the other pieces.
• if the king is in the center king square, The king is captured by surrounding him on all four sides.
• if the king is next to the center king square, The king is captured by surrounding him on three sides.

• The defenders win if they successfully move the king to one of the four edges of the board.

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Rules Rewritten From http://tafl.cyningstan.com/page/170/tablut

Rules Rewritten From https://aagenielsen.dk/TablutrulesbyCartier.pdf

Main Source http://tafl.cyningstan.com/